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The term "mortgage" typically refers to a mortgage loan. A mortgage loan is a financing instrument where an individual or business borrows money to purchase property (usually real property) and... more +

Benefits of Operating Through a Bank Charter and Charter Choice Considerations

Goodwin on 5/1/2025

This is the first in a series of articles in our "So, You Want to Be a Bank?" series. More than 1,000 new banks were formed in the eight years before the Great Recession began in 2008. In comparison, the past 15 years...more

Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – April 2025 # 2

Troutman Pepper Locke on 4/8/2025

To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more

Basel III Endgame: Will Banks Have to Increase Their Capital Requirements?

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 9/13/2024

On Tuesday, September 10, the Federal Reserve announced a reproposal of the much discussed and awaited Basel III Endgame. However, before we dive into the reproposal, it is important to take a step back and look at how we got...more

CFPB/Fed/OCC increase exemption thresholds for appraisal requirement, Regs Z and M (UPDATED)

Ballard Spahr LLP on 11/15/2023

The CFPB, Fed, and OCC have announced that they are increasing three exemption thresholds that are subject to annual inflation adjustments. Effective January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, these exemption thresholds are...more

FHFA Releases Report on Federal Home Loan Banks

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 11/13/2023

On Wednesday, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) released a long-awaited report on its review of the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) System. The FHFA first announced its FHLB System at 100 initiative in August of...more

Federal Reserve Announces Results From the Review of the Supervision and Regulation of SVB

Goodwin on 5/5/2023

Regulatory Developments - Federal Reserve Announces Results From the Review of the Supervision and Regulation of SVB - On April 28, the Federal Reserve released its report analyzing SVB’s failure (Report). The Report...more

Federal Banking Agencies Increase Transaction Value Appraisal Exemption

Ballard Spahr LLP on 10/1/2019

As we previously reported, last November the FDIC, Federal Reserve Board and Comptroller of the Currency (the federal banking agencies) proposed a rule to implement a rural residential property appraisal exemption under the...more

President Trump Signs the First Major Financial Services Deregulation Law in a Decade

Jones Day on 6/11/2018

President Trump has signed into law the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act ("Act"), with the principal goals of promoting U.S. economic growth, recalibrating burdensome rules, and strengthening...more

Dodd-Frank News: May 2014: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Update

Burr & Forman on 5/30/2014

In This Issue: - RECENT CASES ..Preemption ..CFPB Involvement in Litigation ..CFTC Regulation of Retail Commodity Transactions ..Durbin Amendment ..Appraiser Disclosure Requirements Under...more

Financial Services Bulletin: Action At Federal Agencies

Perkins Coie on 12/23/2013

Agencies Adopt Final Rules Exempting Certain Higher-Price Mortgage Loans from Appraisal Requirements - On Thursday, December 12, 2013, the Federal Reserve Board, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal...more

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